OSSIPEE — Two incumbent planning board members, Sharon "Sharie" Cohen, planning board chair, and Condict Billings, are facing a challenge from Donna Sargent. Voting is set for March 8 from 10 a.m.-7 pm at town hall. Sargent did not respond to repeated requests for comment and did not appear in candidates night Monday.
— Daymond Steer
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